ENLARGED ROLE NURSE (8491) at CBHSSJB

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION Person at an outpost or dispensary in a locality covered by the provisions on regional disparities, who, in addition to his regular duties as a nurse, does patient assessments that allow a doctor to make a diagnosis at a distance and determine the appropriate interventions. Also is required to carry out actions and interventions that are generally reserved to doctors in other work environments. SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS Home Care services aim at providing health and social services for prevention, care, rehabilitation and support of individuals of all ages suffering from conditions that are facilitated through home services. This includes services for conditions such as, but not limited to palliative care. Services are given where it is best suited in accordance with the clients’ needs. The Home Care nurse works in a multidisciplinary approach. REQUIREMENTS Education: • Member in good standing of the O.I.I.Q ; Experience: • Three (3) years of experience as a nurse including: • One (1) year of experience in critical care or • Two (2) years of experience at the CBHSSJB Language: • Fluent in Cree and English; • Fluency in French is an asset; Other: • This position includes extended role functions; • Must detain a valid drivers licence; • A skill-based test may be required; • On call only if end-of-life cases. NOTES Nurses who have followed the extended role training and have not successfully completed this training are excluded from this posting. However, the nurse who demonstrates a minimum one-year of new acute care experience since the training may request a reconsideration of this exclusion.